Practiced in China since ancient times, acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine based on the idea that energy, also known as “chi,” flows through the body, and medical conditions arise when chi is blocked or unbalanced, Tsai said. Acupuncture involves the use of needles to prick the skin and manipulate the flow of chi, and is used to treat such conditions such as pain, sleeplessness, anxiety, depression, digestive problems, premenstrual syndrome, carpal tunnel syndrome, headaches and fertility issues.
Hui-Lin Tsai will provide the services. Acupuncture sessions will last 30 minutes, except for the first session, which lasts one hour. Tsai recommends one or two sessions per week until a patient sees improvement.
Tsai holds a doctor of medicine degree from China Medical College in Taichung, Taiwan, and has been a resident physician at Mackay Memorial Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan, as well as Taipei Veterans General Hospital. She has also served as a clinical extern at the Clemson Health Center, an acupuncturist in private practice in South Carolina, and an adjunct assistant professor in biological sciences at Clemson.